Centre will be blamed if Mullaperiyar dam COLLAPSES: Kerala

Centre will be blamed if Mullaperiyar dam COLLAPSES: Kerala

Stepping up pressure for the early resolution of Mullaperiyar Dam row with Tamil Nadu, Kerala Water Resources Minister P J Joseph on Saturday warned that the Centre will be held responsible if the 116-year-old structure collapses.

"The central government should not yield to Tamil Nadu's pressure. Lives of millions of people are in danger. If anything untoward happens because of Mullaperiyar, the government of India will be held responsible," he said.

Joseph, who is also a top leader of the Kerala Congress –M, a major partner in the ruling Congress-led United Democratic Front, also expressed hope that the United Progressive Alliance government would "take appropriate action at the appropriate time."